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Roofs
Often overlooked and underappreciated, a roof says alot about the personality of a house. A simple style suggests classic tradition, while something more elaborate is the icing on a delicious cake.
Roof styles include:
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Bonnet |
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Cross gabled: Often used for Tudors and Cape Cods |
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Front gabled: Used for Cape Cods and Colonials |
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Gambrel: Either front- or side-faced; used in Dutch Colonials |
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Hipped: Used in 1 and 2- stories and four square Bungalows |
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Mansard: Often found in French Colonial and Ranch styles |
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Pavilion-hipped: Featured in Cape Cod, Colonial, and Ranch styles |
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Salt Box: Featured the two-story colonial style Saltbox, which is common in the eastern United States |
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Side-gabled |
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Reprinted from REALTOR® Magazine [May, 2001] (http://www.realtor.org/realtormag) with permission of the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.
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